One major problem with the use of medication in the treatment of bulimia nervosa is that
A. well-controlled studies have not found medication more effective than a placebo.
B. the beneficial effects of the medication may be short term.
C. side effects make most patients discontinue the medication.
D. patients refuse to take their medication.
Answer: B
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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory was designed to
a. measure intelligence. b. help clinicians diagnose mental disorders. c. find appropriate placement for military personnel. d. supplement the 16PF. e. measure a single dimension of personality.
Edwina is constantly worried. She cannot really identify why she feels this way, and she finds it nearly impossible to relax. Edwina's therapist believes her symptoms best represent
a. obsessive-compulsive. b. generalized anxiety disorder. c. panic disorder. d. social anxiety disorder. e. dissociative identity disorder.
The neurotransmitter fits into a very precisely shaped location on the postsynaptic neuron called a ______.
A. ion channel B. receptor C. neurotransmitter cleft D. synaptic cleft
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Defining behavior as normal or abnormal depends on whose standards and system of values is used. b. In recent years, psychologists and mental health professionals have been able to arrive at a single definition of normal or abnormal behavior. c. The definitions of normal or abnormal behavior must come from the mental health professional. d. The mental health professional's concern is whether the individual's behavior conforms to the existing social order.